how the efficacy of vaccines changes with mutating strains of the virus is I think still out in the open, but I'll second the general tone of the article. Complacency is dangerous. Already are there people who treat the vaccinations themselves as panacea despite the fact that in some countries like the US almost half of all frontline workers aren't even willing to be vaccinated.[1]

The pandemic will not magically end because of a miracle cure, but with enough state capacity and social coordination crushing the thing would be possible right now.

[1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2021/01/02/large-numb...